ARREST ALERT

New York County (Manhattan) District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. created the Crime Strategies Unit to develop and implement intelligence-driven prosecution strategies. Among the new strategies the Unit developed was the Arrest Alert system, customized software that notifies prosecutors by email of priority arrests involving a specific individual, a specific charge, or a specific arrest location. By swiftly alerting prosecutors of high- priority arrests, the system ensures that prosecutors have detailed and updated information to make the most appropriate charging decisions, bail applications, and sentencing recommendations.